Two new restaurants opened in Bellingham in May. One closed permanently
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- Beach Cat Brewing launched a Bellingham taproom along the C Street waterfront.
- Little Dreamer Ice Cream Co. opened in Barkley Village with house-made flavors.
- Great Northern Bottle Shop closed May 3 as Garden Path refocuses in Skagit.
Looking for a new restaurant to try out? Bellingham had two new eateries open in May, as one restaurant closed its doors.
Bellingham’s newest restaurants:
Beach Cat Brewing
Beach Cat Brewing, a Blaine-based brewery that first opened in 2020 along the shore of Birch Bay, opened a waterfront Bellingham location on Thursday, May 29.
The waterfront taproom and brewery is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at 1010 C St. Suite 107 in Bellingham.
Beach Cat Brewing’s Blaine location is open from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday at 7876 Birch Bay Drive #101 in Blaine.
Little Dreamer Ice Cream
Little Dreamer Ice Cream Co., an ice cream shop in Barkley Village, opened on Friday, May 30.
The “dreamy little ice cream shop in the clouds. Small batch — from scratch,” according to its website, serves a variety of ice cream creations.
It features flavors including berry cobbler, peanut butter s’mores, strawberry shortcake, circus animal, vanilla latte, salted caramel and “dream crunch” — a vanilla ice cream base with homemade granola, chocolate chips and a caramel swirl.
Little Dreamer Ice Cream Co. is open from noon to 10 p.m. daily at 3001 Cinema Place Suite 101, next to Regal Cinemas.
One Bellingham restaurant closed in May:
Great Northern Bottle Shop & Lounge
Garden Path Fermentation, a beer, wine, cider, and mead brewery in Skagit County, permanently closed The Great Northern Bottle Shop & Lounge in Bellingham on Saturday, May 3. The popular taproom and lounge was located at 1319 Commercial St., next door to Brandywine Kitchen.
“Last year was the first in decades that saw more brewery closures than openings, and with constant market changes, including new uncertainties with beer and wine imports and exports, we’ve decided we need to focus all our attention on Garden Path to make sure we can ride out whatever waves are coming,” a Facebook post announcing the closure stated.
Although Garden Path Fermentation closed its Bellingham location, its Burlington tasting room has extended hours and is expected to remain open. The brewery’s products are also available for purchase online.
In April, four new restaurants opened in Whatcom County, as two closed permanently.
This story was originally published June 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
